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Mars lander probably crashed

Space agency thinks spacecraft exploded during touchdown

DATE: Oct 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Islamic State launches attack

KIRKUK, Iraq – Islamic State militants armed with assault rifles and explosives attacked targets in and around the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk early Friday, in an assault that appeared aim...

DATE: Oct 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. backs Turkish role in Mosul fight

Defense secretary agrees Iraq would need to OK proposal

DATE: Oct 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Navy warship passes through disputed South China Sea

WASHINGTON – A U.S. Navy warship on Friday passed through waters claimed by China near disputed islands in the South China Sea, the Defense Department said, drawing Chinese condemnation. ...

DATE: Oct 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

US internet disrupted as key firm gets hit by cyberattack

LONDON – Reports of online disruption cropped up across the East Coast of the United States after a key internet firm was hit by a cyberattack Friday. Manchester, New Hampshire-ba...

DATE: Oct 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Goodyear christening second airship in fleet replacing blimps

AKRON, Ohio – Goodyear is officially welcoming the second airship in the fleet replacing its famous blimps. From the ground, the cigar-shaped replacements look much like their pre...

DATE: Oct 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Unemployment rates up in three swing states last month

WASHINGTON – Unemployment rates rose in three of eight U. S. swing states last month, fell in two and were unchanged in the remaining three. The Labor Department said Friday emplo...

DATE: Oct 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Mission to big Antarctic glacier planned

Scientists want to get better understanding of ice loss

DATE: Oct 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump isn’t first to claim fraud

But most presidential losers have respectfully conceded their loss

DATE: Oct 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Bomb kills U.S. soldier during attack in Iraq

BARTELLA, Iraq – In a significant escalation of the battle for Mosul, elite Iraqi special forces joined the fight Thursday, unleashing a pre-dawn assault on an Islamic State-held town east o...

DATE: Oct 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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EPA faulted for late warning on Flint water WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency had sufficient authority and information to issue an emergency order to protect residents of Flin...

DATE: Oct 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Lawmakers seek railroad probe in wake of station crash

TRENTON, N.J. – New Jersey’s commuter railroad is facing growing calls for more scrutiny at federal and state levels amid questions about its safety after one of its trains crashed into a st...

DATE: Oct 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World